Criminal Psychology Level 3 Certificate Course

There are 10 lessons in this course:

1. Introduction to Criminal Psychology
   • Definitions of Crime
   • Consensus View of what Crime is
   • Conflict View of Crime
   • Interactionist View of Crime
   • Scope of Criminal Psychology
   • What Criminal Psychologists do
   • Case Study
   • Profiling
   • Courts
   • Correctional System
2. Psychological approaches to understanding crime
   • Biological explanations of Crime
   • Phrenology
   • Eugenics
   • XYY Chromosome Model
   • Genetics
   • Twin Studies
   • Adoption Studies
   • Nature, Nurture
   • Environmental Explanations of Crime
   • Family Influence
   • Agency Explanations
   • Rational Choice Theory
3. Psychology and understanding serious crimes
   • Aggression
   • Types of Aggression
   • Terminology
   • Drive Theories
   • Freudian Theories
   • Social Learning Theories
   • Biological and Evolutionary Theories
   • Types of Aggression
   • Aggression an against Outsiders
   • Aggression in Species
   • Aggression in Humans
   • Environmental Influences on Human Aggression
   • Imitation or Modelling
   • Familiarity
   • Reinforcement
   • Aggression and Culture
   • Other Factors in Aggression: Alcohol, Pain, Frustration
   • Murder
   • Sexual Assault
   • Stalking
   • Pursuit Behaviour
   • False Stalking Syndrome
4. Mental disorder and crime 1 ...Learning disabilities and crime
   • Meaning of Learning Disabilities
   • IQ Testing
   • Crime and Intelligence
   • Modern Intelligence Testing
   • Learning Disabilities and Crime
   • Sex Offences and People with Learning Disabilities
   • Courts
5. Mental Disorder and Crime 2 (Psychopathy)
   • Scope and Nature of Psychopathology
   • Personality Disorder
   • Psychopath
   • Heartlessness
   • Emotionless
   • How do People become Psychopaths
   • Treatment
6. Gender and Crime
   • Scope and Nature of Gender and Crime studies
   • Rates of Crime
   • Murder and Violence
   • Prostitution
   • Case Study ... Women Offenders
   • Victims
   • Murder
   • Domestic Violence
   • Sexual Abuse
7. Youth and Crime
   • Age of Criminal Responsibility
   • Risk Factors
   • Mental Health Risk
   • Conduct Disorders
   • ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)
   • Cumulative Affect of Risk Factors
   • Prevalence and Offending
   • Case Studies
   • Young People as Victims
8. Psychology and the Police
   • Social Construction of Reported Crime
   • Eyewitness Testimony
   • Early Research
   • Schemas and EWT
   • Police Line Ups
   • Every day Uses of Psychology by Police
9. Psychology in the Courtroom
   • Social Cognition
   • Behaviour
   • Appearance
   • Expectations
   • The Primacy Effect
   • Attribution
   • Schemas and Social Perception
   • Central Traits
   • Stereotypes
   • Social Inference and Decision Making
   • Psychology and the Law
   • Guilt Bias
   • Media Effect
   • Defendant Attributes
   • Attorney Attributes
10. Psychology and Crime Prevention
    • Punishment
    • Types of Punishment
    • History of Punishment
    • Reasons for Punishment
    • Deterrents
    • Punishment and Impartiality

Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.

Your learning experience with ADL will not only depend on the quality of the course, but also the quality of the person teaching it. This course is taught by Iona Lister and your course fee includes unlimited tutorial support throughout. Here are Iona's credentials:

Iona Lister
Licentiate, Speech and Language Therapy, UK, Diploma in Advanced Counselling Skills.

Iona has been a clinician and manager of health services for fifteen years, and a trainer for UK-based medical charities, focusing on psychosocial issues, mental health disorders, and also the promotion of communication skills for people in helping roles. She tutors and facilitates groups via workshops and teleconferences, and now specialises in Sight Loss. As a freelance writer, she contributes regular feature articles for magazines, has written five published books, as well as published courses relating to personal development and counselling skills.

Iona has also written published books, courses and articles across a wide range of subjects, mostly in the areas of health, counselling, psychology, crafts and wildlife.

She has drawn experience from clinical and managerial experience within the NHS as well as medical and humanitarian subjects. She has been a regular feature writer and expert panel member of a national magazine for six years.

Books include: A Guide to Living with Alzheimer's Disease (and associated dementias), The Psychology of Facial Disfigurement; a Guide for Health and Social Care Professionals, When a Medical Skin Condition Affects the Way you Look; A Guide to Managing Your Future, Facing Disfigurement with Confidence, Cross Stitch: A Guide to Creativity and Success for Beginners.
Courses written include: Mental Health and Social Work, Counselling Skills, Understanding and Responding to Substance Misuse, Journalling for Personal Development, Guided Imagery, Stress Management.

Current work includes: Tutor: Courses associated with Creative Writing, Counselling Skills, Psychology, Holistic Therapy, Certified Hypnotherapist and Hypnotension Practitioner.

Facilitator of Teleconference Groups: Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)

Trainer (Skills for Seeing): Macular Society

Reviewer of Books/Information: Macmillan Cancer Support

Fundraiser: Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), Embroidery/Art Groups Facilitator, Board Member

Website Manager: The Strathcarron Project, Coordinator (Delaware & Tennessee) Human Writes